Key result
Surgical RCTs show substantial methodological deficiencies, with only ~56% reporting trial registration.
Population
200 2-arm parallel randomized trials for surgical interventions published in 2013
Comparison
Surgical interventions vs Alternative procedures
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Surgical RCTs warrant cautious interpretation by clinicians; leaves open optimal methods for registration and learning curve evaluation in future trials.
Cross-Sectional (n=200)
There is significant room for improvement in the design, conduct, and analysis of surgical RCTs, particularly regarding surgical quality control and learning curves.
Yu et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Surgical interventions (n=200). Surgical RCTs was evaluated on Methodological characteristics of surgical trials. A cross-sectional survey of 200 surgical RCTs published in 2013 revealed substantial methodological deficiencies, with only 55.5% reporting trial registration and none evaluating the learning curve.
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